eightlittlebits Posted Thursday at 15:49 Report Share Posted Thursday at 15:49 New product line launched today from Beretta, the 688 Performance. Black Laminate Sporter by the look if it, seems to sit between the 686 and 694. https://www.beretta.com/en/firearms/firearms-family/688-performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted Thursday at 16:40 Report Share Posted Thursday at 16:40 Nice looking gun, spec say 2 3/4 “ chambers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted Thursday at 17:14 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:14 Awful....with a rank piece of plywood for a stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted Thursday at 17:18 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:18 So... What's new about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HantsRob Posted Thursday at 17:20 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:20 Another classic bit of Bovis Homes flooring! Action design is fairly attractive though. OP, I'd suggest it's probably not the 694, with the palm swell. Probably more like a 690 or 692 at best. But those are more DT'ish. 2 minutes ago, Westward said: So... What's new about it? "It hasn't been sold before" is usually a highlight. Less flippant, laminate wood is not Beretta's normal style, and they've gouged the action for a few new lines. Thicker action, and selling on Steelium, in a non-chromed barrelset, put together for the cheap cheap price of £2,995 Browning 525 laminate is a fair bit cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted Thursday at 17:30 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:30 It's a 686 (nothing wrong with that BTW) with a minor facelift, finished in black and with a laminate stock. Cheap looking and cheesy IMO. Good luck trying to sell it at £3K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted Thursday at 17:57 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:57 Sounds expensive at £3,000,yet my 687mc sporter had a list price of around £1,000 in 1989 when I earned £7,000 a year,and many were earning £6,000 or less. Today a similar job is £26,000 and income tax and national insurance lower. So to equal wage changes £3,700 would be about the price today.As with cartridges we get more for our money now in real terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted Thursday at 18:11 Report Share Posted Thursday at 18:11 (edited) I don’t do weight lifting or yoga so will not be buying it 😂 got enough guns and my 682 is still doing the job it was made for. Edited Thursday at 18:11 by rbrowning2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted Thursday at 18:23 Report Share Posted Thursday at 18:23 Not my cuppa admittedly, but it can’t be easy for competing manufacturers to have to try to reinvent the gun all the time, when the basics were perfected many moons ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted Thursday at 19:33 Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:33 Review on YT: https://youtu.be/hSJeWH_OZN4?si=AuE8j0uMjEAinvlM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted Friday at 08:47 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:47 Have to say I quite like the styling as I own a 525 laminate, but then I do like quirky stuff 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted Friday at 08:57 Report Share Posted Friday at 08:57 Yea it’s not to everyone’s taste, and the pricing is very strong…but I quite like the styling. Am sure it’ll do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Shot Posted Friday at 09:16 Report Share Posted Friday at 09:16 I like it, I wouldn't trade in my 694 for one but it's a nice looking thing. It's probably nothing more than a clap back at the recently released Browning 825, they share a similar price point, target market etc.. If they can get the stock and barrel weight kits in with the £3k price mark then it'll blow the Browning out of the water. I'd say that a regular walnut stock as well as plastic stock options will become available with time and also plain steel and non blacked versions. It could really have done with the Steelium Pro barrels from the 694 as the standard Steelium are a bit old tech now. I would imagine that the next Gen 694 and DT11 will move to the Steelium Pro X barrels and 3&1/2 choke systems to match the SL2 or a variation thereof. 686 and 687 sporting versions will probably be retired and silver pigeon retained as game only versions. If not then they have a lot of guns on sale that step on each others toes. As someone else mentioned, it's probably quite hard to break the mold with a technology that was near enough perfected 60 years ago. How long has the basic 686 action on which the 686, 687, 688, 690, 692 and 694 models are based been around for? It's pretty much bomb proof, easy to maintain and should the worst happen then nearly all gunsmiths in the land can work on them and hold spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightlittlebits Posted Friday at 09:52 Author Report Share Posted Friday at 09:52 16 hours ago, HantsRob said: OP, I'd suggest it's probably not the 694, with the palm swell. Probably more like a 690 or 692 at best. But those are more DT'ish. Fair, was just trying to see where it sat in the product range. RRP looks slightly higher than the 690 and I can't see new 692 any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HantsRob Posted Friday at 10:16 Report Share Posted Friday at 10:16 21 minutes ago, eightlittlebits said: Fair, was just trying to see where it sat in the product range. RRP looks slightly higher than the 690 and I can't see new 692 any more? 692 was discontinued, as is the 695. Beretta has families, that's to say people refer to the "68" series, the "69" series, the "DT family" etc. So comparing a 68 to a 69 isn't overly fair. I think it's a modified 687 with some girth and better barrels, but ultimately it is a facelift. I like some laminates, and I love the Beretta orange, but I wouldn't buy this regardless of price point. Not my style, but could appeal to those that like, say, the blaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Friday at 10:52 Report Share Posted Friday at 10:52 Reminds me of the Browning Cynergy and all the fluff and bluster that went with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted Friday at 19:40 Report Share Posted Friday at 19:40 8 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Reminds me of the Browning Cynergy and all the fluff and bluster that went with it. Always thought they looked awful, and this isn’t any better (I guess I just prefer the more traditional look)….i’m sure it’ll be a well put together gun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cawdor118 Posted Saturday at 10:50 Report Share Posted Saturday at 10:50 What an awful looking tool. 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted Saturday at 12:14 Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:14 (edited) Under the rule of Godwin's Law I blame Adolf Hitler...although later on more correctly possibly Arthur Harris and Carl Spaatz. Mauser apparently were developing the use of laminated stocks as early as 1937. Well done they have a quality of "form follows function" and the one on this Beretta seems well done. OTOH I have never really seen the raison d'etre behind an adjustable comb on a sporting shotgun. https://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/58664870/ww2-k98-rifle-bnz-41-code Edited Saturday at 12:21 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Saturday at 13:10 Report Share Posted Saturday at 13:10 17 hours ago, Wilts#Dave said: Always thought they looked awful, and this isn’t any better (I guess I just prefer the more traditional look)….i’m sure it’ll be a well put together gun though! I quite agree, was done to catch the eye of new shooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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